Describe your dream off the beach fly rod

I havent been doing this that long but I have become aware of one thing at least for me .Maybe its my OCD but I havent found the perfect all around rod .Yet. My 5wt TFO casts great till I start using heaver Clousers ,and its hard to beat the wind.My 10 ft Echo fits the bill for those problems,but catching a 14 inch fish on an 8 wt is just a little over kill.Also it starts to get a little heavy after 40-50 casts.I know Iam just a winey little bitch ,but it would be nice to hear other opinions. One other concern I have about a lighter wieght rod is if I actually hook into something big like Don freeman did last year.Personally I am dreaming of a 10 ft rod that has the beginings of an 8wt a fighting butt is a must .Center section would have a good backbone then the top section and tip would be like 4-5wt so the rod would actually bend with smaller fish,but if at sme point in time that 8 lb coho on beach patrol grabs my bug I will be ready . Hah!

I really like the SAGE rods (VT2, XP, Z-Axis, and the new ONE) paired with a lite weight large arbor reel with a cork drag system for the saltwater. You can cast the bigger weighted flies in the salt for hours with them.

I've got a 9' 6wt Rainshadow RX8+ that I built, casts close to a Sage XP, with a fighting butt.. My 5wt Helios switch rocks too, with the Orvis switch rod line.. fished both quite hard over the last year on the beaches for sea run's, pinks, etc.. Both are sweet.. imho!

I think I'm on my 4th or 5th beach rod, I just cashed in my 6wt matte black old-school classic g-loomis 9' 6wt GLX for a loomis NRX 9' 6wt. I've yet to cast a lighter 6wt, it's tits. I cast all the new/good shit at my local fly shop, and this rod was it for me. My advice is to go cast some rods at a shop, then decide. Don't listen to what other folks buy (unless you get an NRX, then you're a f'ing genius).

My new "beach rod is a 9'6" ONE for six weight. Yowzir! It weighs under 3 ounces, and along with the cutts and rezzies i bought it for, I've landed a 15# chum and about a dozen steelhead. I realize that's not what it was designed for, but like my girlfriend said about the Water Pik, it's just a lot more fun.

With a brand new Outbound Short (7wt), casting over a measuring tape at the park, I could consistently hit within a couple of feet of my hat at 90'. Light, accurate and very powerful. The only reason I abused the rod on big fish is to find out what will happen when Mr. Blackmouth ambushes your clouser in 6' of water. Have no fear.